Shailaja IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIRCUIT BENCH AT KOLHAPUR CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO.3071 OF 2025 Haridas Shankar Gaikwad ] Age 52 years, ] R/o. H. No.162, Manjunath ]

Nagar, Limaewadi, Solapur ] Petitioner Versus

1. Commissioner of Police ]

Solapur

2. The State of Maharashtra ]

(Through the Secretary Home ] Department (Spl) ] Mantralaya, Mumbai. ]

3. The Superintendent ]

Yerwada Central Prison ]

Pune ] Respondents [Petitioner is presently detained at ] Yerwada Central Prison, Pune). ]

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Ms. Jayashree Tripathi, for Petitioner.

Ms. S.N. Deshmukh, A.P.P, for Respondent – State.

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CORAM : M.S. KARNIK & AJIT B. KADETHANKAR, JJ DATE : 11th NOVEMBER, 2025.

SHAILAJA SHRIKANT SHRIKANT HALKUDE HALKUDE Date: 2025.11.12 ORAL JUDGMENT: [PER M.S. KARNIK, J.]:

1. The challenge in this petition is to the order of detention bearing D.O. No. 04/CB/BM-EC/2025 dated 14^th April, 2025 issued under section 3 of the Maharashtra Prevention of Dangerous Activities Act, 1981 (for short “MPDA Act”) by respondent No.1 – Commissioner of Police, Solapur.

2. The facts of the case in brief are that Senior Inspector of Police, Salgarwasti Police Station, Solapur submitted a proposal on